Vegetable planting calendar from The-Gardeners-Calendar.co.uk. http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk What jobs need doing in the garden this week, from The-Gardeners-Calendar.co.uk en-us Copyright 2008 The Gardeners Calendar. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:31:31 GMT What needs doing in the garden in August http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk/August/ThisMonth.asp August is here and for many of us it is the time when we go on our annual holiday. With the garden now starting to produce crops for harvesting it is arguably not the best time to leave the garden unattended. However, needs must. Before going away make sure your plants don't run out of water, by using an automatic watering system or a friendly neighbour. Either way, when you return you should be welcomed by huge courgette's cucumbers, and more beans and tomatoes than you know what to do with. Take a look at our new preserving guide for storing you excess produce.

Take seed catalogues on holiday with you and pick any new spring bulbs ready for planting in Autumn.

Happy holidays ]]> http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk/#1 The Vegetable garden in August http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk/August/ThisMonth.asp Sow

Cabbages, Chicory, Chinese Cabbage, Jerusalem Artichokes, Lettuce, Radish, Spring Onions, Turnips

Harvest

Angelica, Aubergines (Eggplant), Beetroot, Borage, Broad Beans (Fava), Broccoli, Cabbages, Caraway, Carrots, Cauliflowers, Chervil, Chives, Cucumbers, Dill, Florence Fennel, French Beans, French Tarragon, Garlic, Globe Artichokes, Horseradish, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Marrows and Courgettes, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Radish, Runner Beans, Seakale, Shallots, Spinach, Spring Onions, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes

Pruning

Asparagus, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbages, Chicory, Chinese Cabbage, Cucumbers, Florence Fennel, Globe Artichokes, Jerusalem Artichokes, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Parsnips, Radish, Salsify, Scorzonera, Spring Onions, Sweetcorn, Swiss Chard, Turnips ]]> http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk/#2 The Greenhouse in August http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk/August/ThisMonth.asp
General tasks

  • Sow seeds for over wintering in the greenhouse
  • Take cuttings, to propagate bedding, tender and house plants
  • Look for Vine Weevil damage (see pests & diseases below)
  • Keep the greenhouse well ventilated
  • Keep watering and feeding tomatoes.
Feeding Tomatoes

As the summer progresses continue to feed the tomatoes, but on a more regular basis. Try reducing the amount of feed given in the water to a third of the recommended dose and apply it every time you water, rather than just once a week.



Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus)

The adult Black Vine Weevil is around 9mm long and it lays Black Vine Weevilit's eggs in the soil at the base of the host plant. The larvae which are white grubs around 1 cm long then feed on the plant roots. The larvae damage is usually only found after the plant has died so look for notches nibbled out of the leaves by the adults.

Plants affected can be quite a broad range, but generally pot plants are a favorite, as are Soft Fruits, Grapes, Hops, and Apples. Also Cyclamen, Fuchsias and Rhododendrons.

Treat with Heterorhabditis megidis or the newer Steinernema kraussei
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General tasks

  • Prune cordon and espalier apples.
  • Thin trees and remove unnecessary growth
  • Water trees if necessary
  • Trim and prune strawberries to stop them spreading


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General tasks

  • Stake and tie plants
  • Pinch out the tops of Chrysanthemums
  • Water and feed sweet peas
  • Take cuttings
  • Re-pot pot plants if required
  • Trim deciduous hedges
Sowing

Sow the following seeds

  • Coleus
  • Cyclamen Hederifolium
  • Forget-me-not
  • Myosotis
  • Perennial Penstemon
  • Primula Malacoides
  • Primula Pulverulenta
  • Strelitzia


 

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